Judicial Branch

A barn on Little Sheep Creek Highway east of Joseph. (Oregon State Archives Photo)

Oregon’s judicial branch of government helps individuals, businesses and government groups resolve disputes, protect their rights and enforce their legal duties. Oregon judges review cases for compliance with federal, state and local laws.

This section describes the judicial system and introduces Oregon’s judges.

Supreme Court

Description of Supreme Court

Images of Supreme Court Justices

Court of Appeals

Description of Court of Appeals

Images of Court of Appeals Judges

Oregon Tax Court

Circuit Courts

Description of Circuit Courts

Images of Circuit Court Judges

Cases Filed in Oregon Courts︿

	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019
Supreme Court	977	886	820	944	848	893
Court of Appeals	2,566	2,598	2,817	2,768	3,063	3,340
Tax Court, Regular	37	27	22	24	38	36
Tax Court, Magistrate	470	575	410	396	409	360
Circuit Courts	532,136	503,244	480,818	519,956	510,632	483,397